
1268: Quarantine Bonking
Joe Biden selected Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, sparking immediate scrutiny of her record and the vetting process. Retired Admiral James Stavridis describes the invasive nature of such background checks, involving two feet of documentation and medical records. Meanwhile, the name Kamala translates to "horrible" in Finnish, adding a linguistic twist to the 2020 campaign trail. Florida and Georgia report record COVID-19 death tolls while the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences postpone fall sports. In Melbourne, Premier Daniel Andrews faces calls for resignation following allegations that security guards at quarantine hotels were "bonking" guests, leading to a massive viral resurgence. New Zealand investigates whether a new Auckland cluster originated from imported frozen freight, and the UK revised its official death count downward by over 5,000 after changing reporting criteria. Duke University researchers questioned the efficacy of neck gaiters, prompting Southwest Airlines to ban the face coverings despite a lack of specific CDC mandates. Stas Gomberg received a knighthood after using a Heil PR40 microphone to improve his virtual court appearances. In a bizarre C-SPAN segment, a caller questioned why humanity has not reached a Star Trek era after 50 million years on Earth. The episode also features a report from Sir Dave Duke in Saudi Arabia, where a racing camel was named in his honor during a socially distanced Hajj.



















